Tomato stewed beef brisket

Song Shixia got up early and used a small stone mill to grind the soybeans into soy milk. The soy milk was boiled and a spoonful of sugar was added to make it especially sweet.

She finished breakfast with her two sleepy kids.

"I'm going to the school mailroom to mail a letter home. You two can come with me."

She was concerned about leaving her two children at home.

Ji Yuan is a clingy little boy who follows his new mother wherever she goes.

Ji Yang had to follow his younger brother wherever he went, so the three of them went to the mailroom hand in hand.

Song Shixia wrote a letter to her family. She originally wanted to send back the money her family gave her. She had no use for the money and knew how to make money herself, so she might as well leave it for her family. However, she was worried that the money would be lost in the letter.

I'll ask Aunt Feng if she wants to go shopping during the holiday this week, and then I'll find a post office to send money and some things home.

She didn't plan to use the money from the flower season to buy things for the family. The space warehouse was not short of dried goods and special products. She had no income now, and when she had enough rest, she would sell some tea to earn some pocket money.

She had been busy with her career all her life and had no personal time. Now that she has such a slow-paced life, she has no interest in making money, even though this is an era where even a pig can get rich by standing on the cusp of the wind.

In this era, life is slow and people are not anxious because of short videos and the Internet. Her original intention of making money was to improve her living conditions and live a rich life. Later, when she achieved her goal, she found that the happiest time was before her grandmother passed away.

Others who work 996 only have one day off, but she does business 365 days a year without a break. I wonder if there is another person in the world who makes money to the point of being physically and mentally exhausted like her, and never enjoys the joy of spending money.

She is still young and has plenty of time and opportunities to make money. There is no need to rush and she should just enjoy her college years.

Song Shixia put the letter in the mailroom, and the grandfather told her that a postman would come to pick up the letters at four o'clock every afternoon.

Coming out of the mailroom, she was holding a child in one hand and felt extremely unfamiliar with Yenching University.

“Have you ever been around the school?”

Ji Yuan shook his head and made an exaggerated gesture: "The school is very big. Grandma Zhang said she would get lost."

The family area for key personnel where Song Shixia lives is similar to the high-end residential areas of the future. There is a guard on duty at the gate, and all strangers except family members must register before entering.

The children didn't know the way, so she just ran around.

Song Shixia took her children to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy snacks, but the salesperson today was too busy to chat with her.

She had not walked far when someone called her from behind.

"Song Shixia?"

The person who came was a question.

Song Shixia turned around in confusion and saw a strange young woman wearing clothes similar to hers.

"Who are you? Chen Jiao?"

It turned out to be the original heroine.

Song Shixia and Chen Jiao knew each other, but their relationship was just average, they were from the same village and knew each other's existence.

Chen Jiao saw that she was in a complicated mood. In her previous life, Song Shixia married and moved to the city, but she had no news. She heard that he was living a good life. At that time, she looked down on Song Shixia for being a rich man. She thought that she would be able to live a prosperous life by marrying a well-known honest husband in the same village. Who knew that the husband, who seemed honest and dull, was always scheming behind her back. He had an affair with the widow during her pregnancy, and finally got involved in gambling, beating and scolding her.

Her only hope, her son, grew up and stood by her husband, accusing her of being unvirtuous. She spent her days quarreling and her life was a mess. She also developed incurable breast cancer because of her frequent anger. She lay in bed for the last few days of her life without waiting for her heartless husband and ungrateful son to even look at her.

The first thing she did after her rebirth was to plot against her sister-in-law who had arranged a marriage between her and her ex-husband, so that her cousin who always came to her house to ask for money would marry her ex-husband. In her previous life, whenever she persuaded her family to agree to her divorce, her cousin would come up and persuade her to be patient and magnanimous, saying that every man makes mistakes and that everyone in the family has been brainwashed by her cousin. Since her cousin likes to be patient, she should just give up the man.

The second thing Chen Jiao did after her rebirth was to marry a divorced man from the next village, who had a son and a daughter.

The other party is very educated. His ex-wife was an educated youth who went to the countryside. Later, when the educated youth returned to the city, his ex-wife divorced him directly without even taking the child, abandoning her husband and children and returning to the city alone.

Chen Jiao had met him once at a parents' meeting for her son in her previous life. She also heard from the village that he was admitted to Yenching University after the resumption of the college entrance examination, and stayed on to teach at the university after graduation.

Chen Jiao knew that his family wanted him to marry another wife to help take care of the children, so she deliberately got to know his parents, spent some time with the man, and then got married.

The man graduated from university this year and has decided to stay in school to teach. She brought her luggage and stepson and stepdaughter to Yenching University.

Song Shixia held the two children and chatted with Chen Jiao along the way.

In fact, there was nothing to talk about. The two of them were not familiar with each other. It was just because they were from the same village that Chen Jiao felt close to her.

Chen Jiao never thought that Song Shixia, who despised poverty and loved wealth, would marry in the capital. She heard people gossiping in the village and mentioned that Song Shixia married in the city and became a stepmother. She also joked about Song Shixia, and now she herself has become a stepmother.

Chen Jiao felt a little uneasy, but fortunately Song Shixia didn't notice her actions.

"Your husband is also a teacher? Which building do you live in? We are from the same hometown, so we can apply to live next door as neighbors."

Song Shixia felt that if he said it directly, it would seem like he was showing off.

"I…"

Before she could say anything, Aunt Feng suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"Comrade Xiao Song, wait a minute."

Song Shixia's eyes lit up when she saw her savior. Aunt Feng was truly her benefactor.

"We have fresh beef brisket today. Would you like to buy some?"

Song Shixia nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll buy as many as you want, but I don't have enough money."

"It's not a big problem. I'll keep the account for you and you can just make up for it at the end of the month."

Chen Jiao looked at the interaction between the two with envy. She knew this lady, she was from the canteen's logistics department. Song Shixia could buy five kilograms of beef as soon as she opened her mouth, which was much better than her conditions.

She took the initiative to say goodbye: "Then I'll go first, we'll talk again when there's a chance."

Song Shixia waved to her: "Okay, take care."

After everyone left, Aunt Feng's face was full of curiosity.

"Your new friend?"

Song Shixia did not hide the truth: "Her name is Chen Jiao, we are from the same village, and her husband just graduated and stayed in school to teach."

Aunt Feng said she didn't know him.

"There are so many families of teachers and staff here, and I've never heard of her name."

Song Shixia smiled and said, "She just arrived. Maybe she'll be familiar to me in a few days."

Aunt Feng shook her head. The girl's eyes were not pure and she looked dishonest.

Song Shixia suddenly remembered, "Auntie, when can you come to the city and call me? I want to send something home."

"Then tomorrow, tomorrow is Friday, what do you think?"

Song Shixia wanted it very much, but there was a problem.

"What about the children?"

"Mr. Xie doesn't have classes tomorrow, so let him help take care of it."

My goodness, it must be very hard for Professor Xie to take care of five children by himself.

But there is no other way. Children cannot be left at home when adults are not at home.

When Chen Jiao returned home, her son and daughter were waiting for her to come back and cook. Sometimes she wondered if she had become a babysitter. But her husband treated her very well and respected her, which made her feel a little better.

Her stepchildren are twins, who are in the third grade this year. They are naughty and disobedient at that age. Fortunately, she has experience in raising children in her previous life.

In the previous life, the two children finally became successful. Getting married means serving a man and children. As long as she takes good care of the family of three, she will always be accepted by them.

Song Shixia bought five pounds of beef brisket in one go, and the entire kitchen looked at her with admiration.

"She has two children at home. How many months will it take to eat five kilograms of beef?"

"She doesn't have a husband at home, and she bought so much meat without worrying about it going bad. She doesn't know how to live!"

Aunt Feng came in holding a foam box and said, "You guys are idle all day, they have refrigerators, just buy some and eat slowly, why are you meddling in their business!"

The first thing Song Shixia thought of when she got home was stewed beef brisket with tomatoes.

She was so greedy that she wished there would be extra mutton in the cafeteria tomorrow, even lamb chops would be fine.

After returning home with her children, she hurried into the space with the tomato seeds.

Tomatoes grow quickly, and by lunch time you can have egg-sized tomatoes.

This size can also be used, just put more. The tomatoes grown in the space are more flavorful, and there is no need to add tomato sauce when making tomato beef brisket.

Song Shixia put the beef in the refrigerator, filled a clean bottle with 300 ml of fruit wine and took it to Aunt Feng's house.

I really have to thank Aunt Feng today. If Aunt Feng hadn’t told her specifically, I wouldn’t know when I would be able to eat beef.

She washed the tomatoes, boiled them in boiling water, peeled them, cut the tomatoes into small pieces and stewed them into a sauce. Then she added the processed beef brisket into the pot and stewed them together. Without a pressure cooker, she could only simmer it for an hour to allow the beef brisket to fully absorb the flavor of the tomatoes.

Worried that the child wouldn’t be able to chew it, she stewed the beef brisket for half an hour longer, making it both flavorful and tender.

The sweet and sour tomato stewed beef brisket was served on top of the rice. Song Shixia couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice, not to mention the two little guys who buried their faces in their bowls and never raised their heads.

The three of them leaned back in their chairs and burped in unison, rubbing their stomachs at the same time.

Song Shixia suggested with difficulty, "Let's go for a walk in the yard."

The two little guys stood up slowly. Their bellies were so full from eating that they couldn't walk.

Song Shixia walked in front, "I noticed that you two don't seem to be picky about food. You guys are very supportive of whatever I do."

Ji Yang curled his lips. There were many things he didn't eat, including sour food. But the food she cooked was delicious. He would get hungry just by smelling it.

Song Shixia couldn't help but sigh that raising a child is as easy as raising fish.

Aunt Feng received the fruit wine and hid it on her husband's bookshelf. After Professor Xie returned home, Aunt Feng poked her head out of the kitchen.

"Come quickly."

Professor Xie tiptoed into the kitchen.

"Why are you acting like a thief?"

Professor Xie smiled and said, "I'm not afraid that you'll open the stove for me and the kids will find out."

Aunt Feng glared at him and said, "Why don't you keep your voice down? The people next door brought us a bowl of tomato stewed beef brisket. You've been busy all week, so eat some meat to replenish your energy. Xiao Xia and I will be out tomorrow, so you can take care of the kids at home."

Professor Xie smiled and said, "It seems like you are trying to bribe me by offering flowers to Buddha."

Aunt Feng picked up the bowl and said, "If you don't eat, I'll call someone. Anyway, you have nothing to do at home tomorrow, and it's not up to you whether you take care of the child or not."

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll serve it first and eat it. Have you eaten it yet?"

Aunt Feng waved her hand quickly: "Take it away, I don't eat beef."

Professor Xie sat at the table, opened the lid and the aroma filled his face. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva. How come Comrade Song next door is so good at cooking? Everything he cooks is delicious.